diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ecf078ae7efd..1fc377bd25dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - [Multiple DataSource] Add support for SigV4 authentication ([#3058](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/issues/3058))
 - Make build scripts find and use the latest version of Node.js that satisfies `engines.node` ([#3467](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/issues/3467))
 - [Multiple DataSource] Refactor test connection to support SigV4 auth type ([#3456](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/issues/3456))
+- [Darwin] Add support for Darwin for running OpenSearch snapshots with `yarn opensearch snapshot` ([#3537](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/3537))
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
index 4486f8d9aec5..682fab8aee70 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ $ yarn osd clean
 
 OpenSearch Dashboards requires a running version of OpenSearch to connect to. In a separate terminal you can run the latest snapshot built using:
 
-_(Linux and Windows only - for MacOS, you'll need to [run OpenSearch from a tarball](#alternative---run-opensearch-from-tarball) instead)_
+_(Linux, Windows, Darwin only - for others, you'll need to [run OpenSearch from a tarball](#alternative---run-opensearch-from-tarball) instead)_
 ```bash
 $ yarn opensearch snapshot
 ```
diff --git a/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.js b/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.js
index b7d8857ba09f..cd1702213d4d 100644
--- a/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.js
+++ b/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.js
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ async function getArtifactSpecForSnapshotFromUrl(urlVersion, log) {
   const arch = process.arch === 'arm64' ? 'arm64' : 'x64';
   const extension = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'zip' : 'tar.gz';
 
-  if (platform !== 'linux' && platform !== 'windows') {
-    throw createCliError(`Snapshots are only available for Linux and Windows`);
+  if (platform !== 'linux' && platform !== 'windows' && platform !== 'darwin') {
+    throw createCliError(`Snapshots are only available for Linux, Windows, and Darwin`);
   }
 
   const latestUrl = `${DAILY_SNAPSHOTS_BASE_URL}/${desiredVersion}-SNAPSHOT`;
diff --git a/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.test.js b/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.test.js
index 1d5d0bdf330c..92f3700c7935 100644
--- a/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.test.js
+++ b/packages/osd-opensearch/src/artifact.test.js
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ describe('Artifact', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      it('should throw when on a non-Linux or non-Windows platform', async () => {
+      it('should throw when on a non-Linux, non-Windows, non-Darwin platform', async () => {
         Object.defineProperties(process, {
           platform: {
-            value: 'darwin',
+            value: 'android',
           },
           arch: {
             value: ORIGINAL_ARCHITECTURE,